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- ZDB-FIG-190627-46
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- Otis et al., 2019 - Dietary cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I are trafficked in endosomes and lysosomes in the live zebrafish intestine
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Visualization of TF-cholesterol absorption in live, larval zebrafish indicates fatty acids are necessary for dietary cholesterol absorption. TF-cholesterol provided in a lipid-rich meal (5% chicken egg yolk) is absorbed by enterocytes and accumulates in distinct subcellular punctae (A). Representative images show that dietary TF-cholesterol absorption is not observed when it is fed with a lipid-poor meal (5% chicken egg white) (B). Approximately sixfold more TF-cholesterol fluorescence is observed in enterocytes when it is provided with egg yolk relative to egg white (C) (means ± SE, student’s t-test, *P < 0.05). n = 3, with 6–9 fish per n. Arrows indicate colocalization; L, intestinal lumen; N, nucleus; TF-cholesterol, TopFluor-cholesterol.
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